EP0379426A2 - Method for grinding a lens and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

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EP0379426A2
EP0379426A2 EP90400126A EP90400126A EP0379426A2 EP 0379426 A2 EP0379426 A2 EP 0379426A2 EP 90400126 A EP90400126 A EP 90400126A EP 90400126 A EP90400126 A EP 90400126A EP 0379426 A2 EP0379426 A2 EP 0379426A2
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Nobuhiro Isokawa
Yasuo Suzuki
Yoshiyuki Hatano
Shinji Uno
Shigeki Kuwano
Takahiro Watanabe
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24BMACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • B24B47/22Equipment for exact control of the position of the grinding tool or work at the start of the grinding operation
    • B24B47/225Equipment for exact control of the position of the grinding tool or work at the start of the grinding operation for bevelling optical work, e.g. lenses
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24BMACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B9/00Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor
    • B24B9/02Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground
    • B24B9/06Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain
    • B24B9/08Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain of glass
    • B24B9/14Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain of glass of optical work, e.g. lenses, prisms
    • B24B9/144Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain of glass of optical work, e.g. lenses, prisms the spectacles being used as a template

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  • This invention relates to a lens grinding method for grinding an uncut lens in such a manner as to correspond to the shape of a lens frame of a spectacle frame in order to fit the lens into the lens frame, and an apparatus for carry­ing out the method.
  • the lens-edge thickness ⁇ i of an uncut lens L is measured in accordance with the radius vector ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) of the locus 1 of the lens shape in order to obtain the maximum lens-edge thickness ⁇ max and the mini­
  • the spherical radius eR including the V-edge locus Y or focus Y for dividing the both lens-edge thicknesses at a desired ratio 1 :m is obtained by calculation. Then, the amount required for moving the lens L in the Z-axis direction (the direction of the optical axis of the lens), that is, the V-edge cutting information (eZ i , ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) is found from such obtained radius eR and the lens frame shape locus ( ⁇ i, ⁇ i) in order to bring the vertex of the V-edge onto the V-edge locus Y when the lens is subjected to the V-edge cutting.
  • the V-edge cutting information eZ i , ⁇ i , ⁇ i
  • the V-edge locus Y is included on the spherical surface of the radius eR. Therefore, as is shown in Fig. 8, for example, it has such a disadvantage as that in a progressivelysive multifocus lens L′, a portion for seeing a near place or near sight portion having an aspherical surface NS, if a V-­edge y is going to be formed on the lens-edge of a portion for seeing a far place or far sight portion in a position at the ratio of 1 :m, the V-edge cannot be formed on the lens-­edge of the near sight portion.
  • a lens grinding method of the present invention includes a first step for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut , a second step for finding a lens-edge vertex position information for dividing said lens-edge into a desired ratio over the entire circumference thereof, and a third step for V-edge edging said lens-edge based on said V-edge vertex position information.
  • Said lens-edge vector radius is given from said vector radius in­formation of a lens frame of a spectacle frame into which said lens is to be fitted.
  • Said first step finds said lens-­edge thickness of said lens which is uncut.
  • Said vector radius locus is an locus of a cut lens-edge obtained by grinding using a template which has a pattern formed as same as the shape of said spectacle.
  • Said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of a lens-edge which is cut.
  • a lens grinding apparatus includes measuring means for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut , input means for inputting a desired ratio, calculating means for finding a positional information of a V-edge vertex for dividing said lens-edge at said input ratio over the entire circumference thereof, and controlling means for V-edge edging said lens-edge based on said V-edge vertex positional information.
  • Said lens-edge vector radius is given from said vector radius information of a lens frame of a spectacle frame into which said lens is to be fitted.
  • Said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of said lens which is uncut.
  • Said vector radius locus is an locus of a cut lens-edge obtained by grinding using a template which has a pattern formed as same as the shape of said spectacle.
  • Said first step finds said lens-edge thick­ness of a lens-edge which is cut.
  • Fig.s 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the first em­bodiment of the present invention.
  • the numeral 10 denotes a frame shape measur­ing apparatus, and 12 denotes a lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus.
  • This frame shape measuring apparatus 10 has the same construction and operation as the apparatus described in the application previously filed by the present applicant, i.e., Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 60-287491.
  • This frame shape measuring apparatus 10 measures the shape of the lens frame of a spectacle frame into which a lens L is to be fitted as a vector radius information ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) and input the same into a memory 11.
  • the lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 12 has the same construction and operation as the one described in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 60-115079 pre­viously filed by the present applicant.
  • This lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 12 includes a pulse motor 120, fillers 123 and 124 to be abutted against front and rear refracting surfaces of the lens L to be cut, encoders 121 and 122 for measuring the moving amounts of the fillers 123 and 124, and a supporting table 125 for supporting the fillers 123 and 124 and the encoders 121 and 122 mounted thereon and moved by the pulse motor 120.
  • the lens L is held by a lens rotating axis 13 of a carriage C (see Fig. 2) and rotated about the optical axis therof by a pulse motor 14.
  • the radius ⁇ i of the vector radius information ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i )of the lens frame stored in the memory 11 is input into the pulse motor 120, and the pulse motor 120 moves the sup­porting table 125 in accordance with this input.
  • the fillers 123 and 124 can be abutted against the refracting surfaces of the uncut lens L in the position of the radius ⁇ i.
  • the angle information ⁇ i is input into the pulse motor 14 and the pulse motor 14 rotates the lens rotating axis 13 by ⁇ i in accordance with this input.
  • the lens L is rotated by . ⁇ i
  • Such established respective moving amounts a i and b i of the fillers 123 and 124 in the vector radius position ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) are input into the calculating apparatus 15.
  • V-edge vertex position Z i is found by a V-edge ratio inputting apparatus 16 as follows.
  • the V-edge edging of the lens L is carried out by a cut­ting apparatus shown in Fig. 2.
  • a carriage C for holding the lens L is moved in the direction Z by a pulse motor 21 and a feed screw 21a.
  • the distance between the lens rotating axis 13 and the grinding surfaces of the grinders G1 and G2 is controlled by the movement of a stopper 23 in the direction X.
  • the movement of the stopper 23 carried out by a pulse motor 22 and a feed screw 22a.
  • lens frame vector radius ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) is read from the memory 17 by a controller 20 first and this lens frame vector radius ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) is input into the pulse motors 14 and 22. And the lens L is roughly ground into a shape corresponding to the vector radius ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i ) by the grinder G1.
  • the controller 20 reads the V-edge vertex infor­mation ( ⁇ i , ⁇ i , Z i ) and inputs the angular information ⁇ i into the pulse motor 14, then inputs the radius information ⁇ i into the pulse motor 22 and inputs Z-direction informa­tion Z i into the pulse motor 21 respectively in order to form the V-edge y in the lens L by a edging grinder G2 (see Fig. 5).
  • the V-edge y is formed as such that the V-edge vertex is located in a position of a desired V-edge ratio 1 :m over the entire V-edge surface of the lens.
  • the lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 12 of the first embodiment is constructed such that the lens-­edge thickness ⁇ i corresponding to the lens frame shape can be measured in the state where the lens L is uncut (before being subjected to rough grinding), the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the lens-edge thickness ⁇ i of the lens after being subjected to rough grinding may be measured as shown in Fig. 6.
  • a lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 30 includes encoders 34 and 35, etc. for measuring the moving amounts of truncated cone shaped tops 32, 33 thrusted into a rod 31 abutted against the lens edge of the lens.
  • the lens-­edge thickness ⁇ i can be found by sandwiching the both ends of the lens edge of the lens L after the lens L is subjected to rough grinding between the shoulders 32a and 33a of the tops 32 and 33.
  • the construction and operation of this lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 30 are described in detail in the Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 58-225198 previously filed by the present applicant.
  • the grinding method of the lens L is not necessarily a direct taking or grinding method in which the grinding is carried out based on the vector radius information of the lens frame which is measured beforehand. Instead, it may be performed by using a template which has pattern formed as same as the shape of the lens frame as in a conventional lens grinder.
  • the template T as shown in the left-hand side of Fig. 2, is mounted on the end portion of the lens rotating axis 13 of the carriage C, and the stopper 23 is fixed to the height of the grooved bottom of the edging grinder G2.
  • the V-edge ver­tex position information may be found as a set (Z i , ⁇ i ) with the angular information ⁇ i of the lens rotational axis.
  • the lens-edge thickness is measuring over the en­tire circumference of the lens-edge of a lens to be ground, and the movement of the lens in the Z-axis direction is con­trolled in such a manner as to form a V-edge over the entire circumference at a desired V-edge ratio. Accordingly, even such a lens as having an aspherical refracting surface like a progressing multifocus lens can be put in a desired position.

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Abstract

A lens grinding method of the present invention includes a first step for finding a lens-edge thickness over the en­tire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut , a second step for finding a lens-edge vertex position information for dividing the lens-edge into a desired ratio over the entire circumference thereof, and a third step for V-edge edging the lens-edge based on the V-­edge vertex position information. Also, a lens grinding ap­paratus of the present invention includes measuring means (12) for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut , in­put means (16) for inputting a desired ratio, calculating means (15) for finding a positional information of a V-edge vertex for dividing the lens-edge at the input ratio over the entire circumference thereof, and controlling means for V-edge edging the lens-edge based on the V-edge vertex positional information.
And according to the lens grinding method and the ap­paratus for carrying out the method, as the lens-edge thick­ness is measured over the entire circumference of the lens-­edge and the movement of the lens in the Z-axis direction is controlled such that the V-edge is formed at a desired ratio over the entire circumference of the lens-edge, the V-edge can be desirably positioned even if a lens having an aspheri­cal refracting surface like a progressive multifocus lens.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention:
  • This invention relates to a lens grinding method for grinding an uncut lens in such a manner as to correspond to the shape of a lens frame of a spectacle frame in order to fit the lens into the lens frame, and an apparatus for carry­ing out the method.
  • Description of the Prior Art:
  • The present applicant has previously filed, under Japanese patent application No. Sho 60-115079, a lens grind­ing apparatus in which the thickness of the edge of a lens to be cut is measured in such a manner as to correspond to the shape locus (ρ i, ϑ i ) [i = 1, 2, 3, ... ... N] of a lens frame of a spectacle frame, a V-edge locus Y is calculated based on such obtained information of the thickness of the lens-edge, and the V-edge locus can be automatically formed on the surface of the lens-edge.
  • In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, firstly, the lens-edge thickness Δi of an uncut lens L, as shown in Figs. 7A and 7B, is measured in accordance with the radius vector (ρ i, ϑ i) of the locus 1 of the lens shape in order to obtain the maximum lens-edge thickness Δmax and the mini­
  • SR S 419 mum lens-edge thickness Δmin. And the spherical radius eR including the V-edge locus Y or focus Y for dividing the both lens-edge thicknesses at a desired ratio 1:m is obtained by calculation. Then, the amount required for moving the lens L in the Z-axis direction (the direction of the optical axis of the lens), that is, the V-edge cutting information (eZi, ρ i, ϑ i) is found from such obtained radius eR and the lens frame shape locus (ρ i, ϑ i) in order to bring the vertex of the V-edge onto the V-edge locus Y when the lens is subjected to the V-edge cutting.
  • In the above-mentioned method and apparatus, it is the premise that the V-edge locus Y is included on the spherical surface of the radius eR. Therefore, as is shown in Fig. 8, for example, it has such a disadvantage as that in a progres­sive multifocus lens L′, a portion for seeing a near place or near sight portion having an aspherical surface NS, if a V-­edge y is going to be formed on the lens-edge of a portion for seeing a far place or far sight portion in a position at the ratio of 1:m, the V-edge cannot be formed on the lens-­edge of the near sight portion.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a lens grinding method and an apparatus for carrying out the method which is capable of overcoming the disadvan­tage inherent in the conventional method and apparatus.
  • Under this object, a lens grinding method of the present invention includes a first step for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut , a second step for finding a lens-edge vertex position information for dividing said lens-edge into a desired ratio over the entire circumference thereof, and a third step for V-edge edging said lens-edge based on said V-edge vertex position information. Said lens-edge vector radius is given from said vector radius in­formation of a lens frame of a spectacle frame into which said lens is to be fitted. Said first step finds said lens-­edge thickness of said lens which is uncut. Said vector radius locus is an locus of a cut lens-edge obtained by grinding using a template which has a pattern formed as same as the shape of said spectacle. Said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of a lens-edge which is cut.
  • Also, a lens grinding apparatus according to the present invention includes measuring means for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut , input means for inputting a desired ratio, calculating means for finding a positional information of a V-edge vertex for dividing said lens-edge at said input ratio over the entire circumference thereof, and controlling means for V-edge edging said lens-edge based on said V-edge vertex positional information. Said lens-edge vector radius is given from said vector radius information of a lens frame of a spectacle frame into which said lens is to be fitted. Said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of said lens which is uncut. Said vector radius locus is an locus of a cut lens-edge obtained by grinding using a template which has a pattern formed as same as the shape of said spectacle. Said first step finds said lens-edge thick­ness of a lens-edge which is cut.
  • These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be well appreciated upon reading of the following description of the invention when taken in con­junction with the attached drawings with understanding that some modifications, variations and changes of the same could be made by the skilled person in the art to which the inven­tion pertains without departing from the spirit of the inven­tion or the scope of claims appended hereto.
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    • Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus portion of a lens grinding apparatus of the present invention.
    • Fig. 2 is a block diagram simultaneously showing a first and a second embodiments of a V-edge edging apparatus portion of a lens grinding apparatus of the present invention.
    • Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the relationship be­tween the lens-edge thickness and the V-edge vertex position.
    • Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the relationship be­tween the lens vector radius and the lens.
    • Fig. 5 is a side view showing the lens after being sub­jected to V-edge edging.
    • Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of the lens-edge thickness measuring portion of a lens grind­ing apparatus of the present invention.
    • Fig. 7A and 7B are illustrations for explaining the method for finding a V-edge locus of the Prior Art lens grinding apparatus.
    • Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view of a lens for point­ing out the disadvantage of the prior art.
    DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
  • The embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to Figs. 1 through 6.
  • Fig.s 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the first em­bodiment of the present invention.
  • In Fig. 1, the numeral 10 denotes a frame shape measur­ing apparatus, and 12 denotes a lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus.
  • This frame shape measuring apparatus 10 has the same construction and operation as the apparatus described in the application previously filed by the present applicant, i.e., Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 60-287491. This frame shape measuring apparatus 10 measures the shape of the lens frame of a spectacle frame into which a lens L is to be fitted as a vector radius information (ρ i, ϑ i) and input the same into a memory 11.
  • The lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 12 has the same construction and operation as the one described in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 60-115079 pre­viously filed by the present applicant. This lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 12 includes a pulse motor 120, fillers 123 and 124 to be abutted against front and rear refracting surfaces of the lens L to be cut, encoders 121 and 122 for measuring the moving amounts of the fillers 123 and 124, and a supporting table 125 for supporting the fillers 123 and 124 and the encoders 121 and 122 mounted thereon and moved by the pulse motor 120. Also, the lens L is held by a lens rotating axis 13 of a carriage C (see Fig. 2) and rotated about the optical axis therof by a pulse motor 14.
  • The radius ρ i of the vector radius information (ρ i, ϑ i)of the lens frame stored in the memory 11 is input into the pulse motor 120, and the pulse motor 120 moves the sup­porting table 125 in accordance with this input. As a con­sequence, the fillers 123 and 124 can be abutted against the refracting surfaces of the uncut lens L in the position of the radius ρ i.
  • On the other hand, the angle information ϑ i is input into the pulse motor 14 and the pulse motor 14 rotates the lens rotating axis 13 by ϑ i in accordance with this input. As a result, the lens L is rotated by .ϑ i Such established respective moving amounts ai and bi of the fillers 123 and 124 in the vector radius position (ρ i, ϑ i) (see Figs. 3 and 4) are input into the calculating apparatus 15.
  • In this calculating apparatus 15, the lens-edge thick­ness Δ i[i=1, 2, 3, ... ...], as shown in Fig. 3, is calcu­lated from the following relation.
    Δ i = ai - bi      (1)
  • Then, based on a desired V-edge ratio, i.e., the ratio l:m at which the V-edge vertex divides the lens-edge and which is input beforehand, a V-edge vertex position Zi is found by a V-edge ratio inputting apparatus 16 as follows.
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  • And this Zi is corresponded to the vector radius infor­mation ρ i, ϑ i of the lens frame , i.e., such measured lens-­edge position input into the calculating apparatus 15 and the V-edge position information (ρ i, ϑ i, Zi) [i=1, 2, 3, ... ...] is output so as to be stored in the memory 17.
  • The V-edge edging of the lens L is carried out by a cut­ting apparatus shown in Fig. 2. A carriage C for holding the lens L is moved in the direction Z by a pulse motor 21 and a feed screw 21a. Also, the distance between the lens rotating axis 13 and the grinding surfaces of the grinders G1 and G2 is controlled by the movement of a stopper 23 in the direction X. The movement of the stopper 23 carried out by a pulse motor 22 and a feed screw 22a. The detailed con­struction and operation of this cutting apparatus are described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 60-115079.
  • Only the lens frame vector radius (ρ i, ϑ i) is read from the memory 17 by a controller 20 first and this lens frame vector radius (ρ i, ϑ i) is input into the pulse motors 14 and 22. And the lens L is roughly ground into a shape corresponding to the vector radius (ρ i, ϑ i) by the grinder G1. Then, the controller 20 reads the V-edge vertex infor­mation (ρ i, ϑ i , Zi) and inputs the angular information ϑ i into the pulse motor 14, then inputs the radius information ρ i into the pulse motor 22 and inputs Z-direction informa­tion Zi into the pulse motor 21 respectively in order to form the V-edge y in the lens L by a edging grinder G2 (see Fig. 5).
  • By this, as is shown in Fig. 5, the V-edge y is formed as such that the V-edge vertex is located in a position of a desired V-edge ratio 1:m over the entire V-edge surface of the lens.
  • [Second Embodiment]
  • Although the lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 12 of the first embodiment is constructed such that the lens-­edge thickness Δ i corresponding to the lens frame shape can be measured in the state where the lens L is uncut (before being subjected to rough grinding), the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lens-edge thickness Δ iof the lens after being subjected to rough grinding may be measured as shown in Fig. 6.
  • In Fig. 6, a lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 30 includes encoders 34 and 35, etc. for measuring the moving amounts of truncated cone shaped tops 32, 33 thrusted into a rod 31 abutted against the lens edge of the lens. The lens-­edge thickness Δ i can be found by sandwiching the both ends of the lens edge of the lens L after the lens L is subjected to rough grinding between the shoulders 32a and 33a of the tops 32 and 33. The construction and operation of this lens-edge thickness measuring apparatus 30 are described in detail in the Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 58-225198 previously filed by the present applicant.
  • The grinding method of the lens L is not necessarily a direct taking or grinding method in which the grinding is carried out based on the vector radius information of the lens frame which is measured beforehand. Instead, it may be performed by using a template which has pattern formed as same as the shape of the lens frame as in a conventional lens grinder.
  • In case this copy grinding method is used, the template T, as shown in the left-hand side of Fig. 2, is mounted on the end portion of the lens rotating axis 13 of the carriage C, and the stopper 23 is fixed to the height of the grooved bottom of the edging grinder G2. Moreover, the V-edge ver­tex position information may be found as a set (Zi , ϑ i) with the angular information ϑ i of the lens rotational axis.
  • As described in the foregoing, according to the present invention, the lens-edge thickness is measuring over the en­tire circumference of the lens-edge of a lens to be ground, and the movement of the lens in the Z-axis direction is con­trolled in such a manner as to form a V-edge over the entire circumference at a desired V-edge ratio. Accordingly, even such a lens as having an aspherical refracting surface like a progressing multifocus lens can be put in a desired position.

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1. A lens grinding method including
a first step for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut ;
a second step for finding a lens-edge vertex position information for dividing said lens-edge into a desired ratio over the entire circumference thereof; and
a third step for V-edge edging said lens-edge based on said V-edge vertex position information.
2. A lens grinding method according to claim 1, wherein said lens-edge vector radius is given from said vector radius information of a lens frame of a spectacle frame into which said lens is to be fitted.
3. A lens grinding method according to claim 2, wherein said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of said lens which is uncut.
4. A lens grinding method according to claim 1, wherein said vector radius locus is an locus of a cut lens-edge ob­tained by copy grinding using a template which has a pattern formed as same as the shape of said spectacle.
5. A lens grinding method according to claim 4, wherein said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of a lens-edge which is cut.
6. A lens grinding apparatus including
measuring means for finding a lens-edge thickness over the entire circumference of a lens-edge vector radius locus of a lens to be cut ;
input means for inputting a desired ratio;
calculating means for finding a positional information of a V-edge vertex for dividing said lens-edge at said input ratio over the entire circumference thereof; and
controlling means for V-edge edging said lens-edge based on said V-edge vertex positional information.
7. A lens grinding apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said lens-edge vector radius is given from said vector radius information of a lens frame of a spectacle frame into which said lens is to be fitted.
8. A lens grinding apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of said lens which is uncut.
9. A lens grinding apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said vector radius locus is an locus of a cut lens-edge ob­tained by grinding using a template which has a pattern formed as samed as the shape of said spectacle.
10. A lens grinding apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said first step finds said lens-edge thickness of a lens-edge which is cut.
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